Speed recorder and register for vehicles.



No. 693,793. Patented Feb. I8, 1902.

C. FBANCKE & H..SCHWABACHER SPEED RECUBDER AND REGISTER F03 VEHICLES.

(.ApplimiunV med mu 1s, 1901.)

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No. 693,793. Patented Feb. 1s, 1902.

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SPEED REOBDER AND REGISTER FUR VEHICLES.

1 (Application led ist. 18, 1901.)

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lPa'nted Feb. I8, |902. C. FRANCKE H. SCHWABACHER. SPEED RECORDER AND REGISTER FDR VEHICLES.

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UNrrnD STATES .WENT @Ferca CARL FRANCKE AND HEINRICH SCHVVABACI-IER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

SPEED RECORDER AND REGISTER FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 693,793, dated February 18, 1902.

Application filed March 18, 1901.

To tZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, C ARL FRANOKE and HEINRICH SOHWABAOHER, subjects ofthe Emperor of Germany, and residents ot' Dessauerstrasse 6, Berlin, in the Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Speed Recorders and Registers for Vehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

The apparatus to which the present invention relates can be adapted to any kind of vehicle and answers a common requirement in a manner not hitherto achieved by supplying in a simple and accurate manner through the agency of the motion of the vehicle itself a record of the different stages and speeds of the journey whichv it is of importance for the owner of the vehicle to know.

As one example of many the use of the apparatus in connection with tram-cars may be mentioned. The apparatus'will indicate the time at which the car left the station, the pace at which the car covered the `various stages of the journey, the time at which the car arrived at the end 0f the journey, and whether the car stopped at the various stoppingplaces and at these only.

Asa further example the use of the apparatus in connection with load-carrying vehicles may be mentioned. The apparatus will in this instance indicate the length of each journeyfmade and the duration of same, and consequently the pace at which the journey, is made and also the number and length of the stoppages. It can also be arranged that the apparatus will indicate the total of the various separate journeys made Within a certain given period, and thus enables these to be controlled.

The apparatus is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which similar numerals denote similar parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus inclosed in a box, partly shown in section and with the lid removed. Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1, partly shown in section and the box being closed by they lid. Fig. 3 is a section on line A B of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation ofthe front part of the apparatus with the dial and front plate removed. Fig. 5 is a rear view ofthe essential parts of the clockwork, of the distance-measuring device,

Serial No. 51,649. (No modeld and of the driving mechanism of the apparatus. Fig. 6 is a section on line CD of'Fig.

4. Fig. 7 is a section on line E F of Fig. 4.

Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11 are detailed views of the boX inclosing the apparatus. Fig. 12 is a rear view of a mail-cart which is provided with the apparatus. Fig. 13 is a sectional view of a 'part of the vehicle-wheel aetuatingthe appathe distance covered upon the revolving dial.

of the clockwork, the latter being set according to the hour. at which the vehicle starts. The arrangement is such that after a certain distance-for instance, one kilometer-has been covered the pencil upon which a wheel with slantiugteeth acts falls back, and thisv motion is registered upon'the dial by a radial line. When the vehicle is standing still, the pencil, which is also at rest owing to the dial rotating, describes upon the same a part ot' a circular line, the length of which indicates the time and extent of the stoppage.

The total distance traversed, say, in a week by the vehicle can easily be ascertained by adding together the various distances registered each lday upon the dial and can be further controlled by connecting the ratchetwheel of the distance-registering apparatus acting upon the pencil with a kilometer-registering apparatus which automatically registers the' total ot' the distances traversed.

The arrangement and action of the apparatus shown in the drawings are as follows: The distance-registering device arranged in the lower part of the apparatus is actuated by a worm 1, Fig. 5, being operated by a ilexible axle from one vehicle-wheel, as hereinafter described. The worm 1 engages a worm- Wheel 2, secured on a shaft 3, bearing a toothed wheel 4, which meshes with a toothed wheel 5 on the shaft 6. The latter bears a IOO said wheel in direction ot' the arrow shown in Fig. 4 causes that arm et the lever -12 which carries the tooth 13 to rise and fall alternately, the said lever being under the influence ot' a spring 14 at its other end. The movement of the lever 12 is imparted on the one hand to a flat spring 15, pivoted at 47 on one of its ends and carryinga pencil or marker 16, and on the other hand to a pa'wl 18, attaehed to its other end and being under the influence ofaspring 17. The pencil 16 marks its backward and forward movements upon the dial 19 of the clockwork hereinafter described, while the pawl 1S acts upon the ratchet-wheel 2l of the iirst disk 22 of the kilometer-registeringapparatus,which,owing to the action of a spring-actuated pawl 20, cannot move backward. At each stroke of the pawl 18 the ratchet-wheel 21 moves on by one tooth and this movement is transmitted to the disks of the registering apparatus in the usual manner. The ratio of the gear-wheels connecting the worms 1 with the ratchet-wheel 10 of the distance-registering apparatus is such that in order to cause the said ratchet-wheel to revolve for the distance ot' one tooth a certain distancesay one kilometermust be traversed. Each stroke of the pencil 16 then indicates the traversing of, say, one kilometer. As the dial 19 upon which the pencil 16 registers the distance is caused to revolve by means of an ordinary twelve-hour clockwork, it can be ascertained through the marks made by the pencil 16 upon the dial 1f) how many kilometers were traversed in a given time and whether the vehicle made stoppages or not. rlhe line marked by the pencil 16 for instance, in Fig. 1 shows that the vehicle provided with the apparatus began its journey at twelve oclock, traversed somewhat more than four kilometers without interruption till 12.30 oclock, after this had a stoppage till 12.45, then traversed about tive kilometers till 1.15 ocloek, hereafter stopped till 2.15 oclock, cc.

The distance traversed by the vehicle during one day can be ascertained both by the marks on the dial 19 and by the kilometerrecorder. In order to ascertain by the latter the distance traversed during a certain period, it is of course necessary to deduct from the total indicated by the apparatus the nurnber of kilometers indicated by it at the start, unless the apparatus is set back to zero at the start.

That part of the dial 10 upon which the marks are made is supported by a plate 23. The dial 19 is iixed by means of a screw-nut 24 or the like to the axle 25 ot' the clockwork and can be removed and replaced. The said axle 25, Figs. 4 to 7, is driven bya spring 27, which is wound up by a suitable device 26 in a well-known manner. The revolutions ot' theaxle 36, with which the spring 27 is connected by means of a pawl 28 and ratchetwheel 2f), are transmitted bymeans oiihe gear-wheels 31 and 32 to the hollow axle 33, inclosing the axle 25, actuated by means ot' the gear-wheels 34 35 36 37, Fig. 6, in such a manner that the dial 1f), supported by the axle 25, will complete one revolution in, say, twelve hours. The axle 33 ol' the clockwork is in connection with the gear-wheels 3 3f) 40 41 42 43 and regulated in the usual way by the anchor-escape1nent 44 45 and the balance-wheel 46 or by equivalent means.

In order to be able to use the same dial 19 both for the day and night, the said dial can be provided, as shown in Fig. 1, with an exterior and interior scale, for each of which a separate pencil 16 and 16, respectively, is provided. The two pencils 16 and 16', supported by the springs 15 and 15', can then be so arranged that one of them is in contact with the exterior scale or the other is in contact with the interior scale, as desired. The pencil 16 or 16 is secured in its writing position by means ot' a pin 4S on the lever 12, said pin engaging a hole in the spring 15 or15, respectively. The pencils may further be arranged, one on either side ot the same holder, in such a manner that one of them is in contact with the dial and the other not, or the pencil may be arranged to slide lengthwise of its holder 15. A special arrangement is made to prevent the prem atbure wear and breaking of the said pencils and the inconvenience which would arise therefrom. This arrangement consists in employing a non-coloring pencil or style in connection with a writing-surface which yields color on pressure. As the point of the style, consisting, for instance, ot' metal, always retains its sharpness and always comes into contact with different parts of the writing-su rface, exact register will be obtained even on vibrating surfaces, such as is the casein apparatus mounted upon vehicles, and reliable checking will be assured. The construction of this writing arrangement consists in the use of a specially-prepared writing-su rface, such as paper with elay-surfaee, upon which a style consisting of silver, gold, aluminium, nickel, or the like produces distinct colored lines.

The parts of the apparatus as deseribedthat is to say, the distance-measuring device and the clockwork and registering mechanism cooperating with same-are held by two side plates 50 and 51, connected by cross-bolts 49, Figs. 4 to 7, the plate 50 being attached to an inclined plate 52, which is secured to the inner side ot' the back 54 of the casing 55 by means of screws 53;

The upper front side of the casing 55, Fig. 1, is open in order to allow of the dial 19 being changed and the styles 16 and 16' being put in and out of action, while the kilometerregister located in its under portion is covered in front by a plate 56, through the openings 57 of which the position ot' the counterdisks can at any time be ascertained. On its under side the easing is provided with two vertical pins 5S, which engage in correspondillgly-arranged holes 60 in' the under portion IOO G1 of the box 59 when the casing is placed in the latter, which is secured to the vehicle in the manner hereinafter described.

The worm 1 in the construction of the appara-tus as shown is actuated as follows: A pivot 63, located in the bearings G2 of the under portion of the casing 55, is in engagement with the lower part ot` the worm l and ing correspondingly turned.

is provided underneath with a square tapered socket 64, in which engages the upper square end 65 of a pivot 66, located-in the lower portion 61 ot' the box 59. 'Joined to the lower portion 67 of the pivot 456 is a flexible shaft 69,` inclosed in a tubeGS, and leading to the vehicle-wheel, Figs. 12 to 14. The end of the flexible shaft 69 carries a ratchet-wheel 70, the wheel and shaft being heldin a bearing '72, suspended from the axle 71. The ratchetwheel 70 is actuated on each revolution of the wheel in the usual way by a projecting rib 73 on the hub'74, and in this way the shaft 69 is also operated.

The apparatus as described is located inl the box 59, fastened to the outer wall 76 ot' the vehicle, Fig. 12, by means of screws 77 in such a way that the same can Vbe easily taken out of the box 59 at any time by the properly-authorized person and placed in said boxv again after having been checked.` Access to the apparatus by unauthorized persons can then be prevented by a seal or a safety-lock. For this purpose the apparatus is placed in the box 59, open at its front, Fig. 1, and the box is then closed with a lid 78. The lid 78is provided on both sides with pivots 79, on which the bow SO is mounted.

The inner side of the bow 8O is provided at its fulcrum' with cams 81, engaging turnable hooks 82, which can be putin or out of engagement with the pins 83, attached to the box 59. The bow SO also carries on its sides spring-arms 84, whose inwardly-,directed pins engage a notch of the hook 82, the bow belf it is desired t-o bring the bow 8O out of the closing position shown in Fig. 8, in which it lies on both sides against the stop 87 of the cover 7 8, into the opening position, it is turned in the direction of the arrow. Thereupon the hooks 82 are pushed forward somewhat by the action of the cams 81 and freed from the pins 83, Fig. 9. The hooks S2 are then turned upward by the noses 8S of the bow SO meeting the stop-pins S9 of the hooks, Fig. 10, until said hooks arrive on the pins 90 of the cover 78, whereupon the cover can be removed from the box 59. In the opposite movement of the bow 8O the hooks 82 are movedwith the same by the catches S5 of the spring-arms dS4 engaging in the notches 86 and are then securely drawn into the closing position, Fig. S, by the action of the cams 81. The cover 78 and the bow 8O are secured against unauthorized opening by means of a clamp-clover 91, Figs. 1 and 3, which is fastened to the box 59 by means of a hinge 92,

and in fasteningthe cover 7S overlaps this latter by means of the hook-like catchy 93. The outer holding end 9-1 is provided with a slot 95, in which engages a staple 96, secured to the box 59, and eithera lock or a seal can be' placed in said staple.

Of course the clockwork serving forractuating the registering device as well as the driving mechanism for the kilometer-register can vbe differently arranged and applied from the manner above described, and as illusrtrated in the accompanying drawings, without the scope of the present invention being affected thereby. Y

The fastening device for the apparatus can also be substituted by any other similar or equivalent means. A

` What wel-claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A speed recorder and register for vehicles, comprising a revoluble dial, a pivoted lever provided with a tooth on its under side, a marker carried by the free end of the lever and engaging the dial, a toothed wheel below the lever and with which the tooth of the 1ever engages, means for operating the toothed wheel from one of the movable parts of a vehicle, a distance-measurin g device, and a pawl and ratchet for operating the measuring device from the saidblever, as set forth.

2. A speed recorder and register for vehicles, comprising a revoluble dial, a pivoted and spring-pressed lever provided with a tooth on its under side, a marker carried by the free end of the lever, a toothed wheel below the lever and with which the tooth of the lever engages, means for operating the toothed wheel from a movable part of a vehicle, a distance measuring device provided with a ratchet-wheel, and a pivoted and springpressed pawl carried by the end of the lever opposite that carrying the marker, and engaging the ratchet-wheel of the measuring device, as set forth.

3. In aspeed recorder and register for tramway-cars and other vehicles, the combination with a dial having an exterior and an interior scale, of pencils adaptedy yto come into contact with one or the other of said scales, substantially as hereinbefore described and for the purpose set forth. l

4. A speed recorder and register for vehicles, comprising a movable registering-surface having a plurality of divisions or scales, meansV for driving said surface, a marking apparatus movable in a plane parallel withthe registering-surface and adapted to be moved into engagement with either of said scales,and mechanism operated by one of the rotating parts of the vehicle for changing the position of the marker periodically Within the division or scale with which it temporarily engages.

5. A speed recorder and register for vehicles, comprising'a movable registering-surface having a plurality of divisions or scales,

a marker in permanent-engagement with the registering-surface and movable in a plane parallel with the same, mechanism for operating the said marker, and means operated by one of the rotating parts oi the vehicle for actuating the marker-operating mechanism alternately in opposite directions every time the vehicle has run a predetermined distance.

6. In combination with a recorder and register of the type described, a device for detachably fastening same to the vehicle, consisting of a box with an open front and serving as holder for the apparatus, a lid adapted to cover saidbox, the turnable hooks of said lid being brought in and out of engagement with pins attached to the box by a swinging bow, the said lid being secured in its closed position by a clamp which overlaps the cover with a hook-like catch and which can be secn red to the box by a seal, a lock orthe like.

7. A speed recorder and register for vehicles, comprising a registering mechanism operated by a clockwork and by a rotating part of the vehicle, an open-front box in which said mechanism is contained, a lid for covering said box, pivoted books carried by the lid and adapted to lock it to the box, a swinging bow for operating said hooks, and a clamp for holding the bow and lid in the closing position.

CARL FRA'NCKE.

HEINRICH SCHVVABACHER.

lvitnesses:

HENRY HASPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

